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(11) EP 0 173 450 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
02.12.1987 Bulletin 1987/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.03.1986 Bulletin 1986/10

(21) Application number: 85305269

(22) Date of filing: 24.07.1985
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 30.07.1984 US 635772

(71) Applicant: BAXTER TRAVENOL LABORATORIES, INC.
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(72) Inventors:
  • Mayhan, Kenneth G.
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  • Romo, Bernice I.
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  • Murtfeldt, Robert L.
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  • Bertrand, William J.
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(54) Assembly for inhibiting microbial growth in collected fluid


(57) An assembly (16) for inhibiting microbial growth in collected body fluid includes a reservoir for collecting the fluid, and a tablet (10, 26) in the reservoir, which tablet dissolves in the collected fluid to produce hydrogen peroxide in an amount sufficient to inhibit microbial growth in the collected fluid. The tablet is partially coated with an insoluble coating (14) which leaves a portion of the tablet uncoated to provide a constant surface area exposed to the collected body fluid, which surface area is of a size to provide sufficient hydrogen peroxide for inhibition of microbial growth.






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